Gunmen kill local politician in Pakistan

Karachi: A local politician was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.

Jan Ahmed Dashti, who was a councillor in the Dank area of Turbat, was gunned down on Friday while he was on his way

to home.

Gunmen first fired at Dashti's car and then took him out of the vehicle and shot him several times, killing him on the

spot, police said.

Dashti was the leader of National Party. The official said investigations were underway to find out whether Dashti was killed due to personal enmity or it was case of target killing as government representatives have been targeted by militants in the province in the past.